RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 9 explained

The ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars premiered on Paramount+ on May 17, 2024.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

The cast was announced on April 23, 2024, and featured eight queens. For the first time in the show's history, the contestants will be competing for a $200,000 contribution, provided by The Palette Fund, to a charity of their choice.^[5]

The winner of the ninth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars was Angeria Paris VanMicheals. Roxxxy Andrews and Vanessa Vanjie placed as the runners-up. Nina West won the Double Diamond vote from her fellow contestants, doubling her total badge count.

Contestants

See also: List of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars contestants. Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.

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Age	Hometown	Original season(s)	Original placements	Outcome	Raised	Charity
Angeria Paris VanMicheals	29	Atlanta, Georgia	Season 14	3rd place		$231,500	NBJC
Roxxxy Andrews	40	Orlando, Florida	Season 5			$64,000	Miracle of Love
			All Stars 2	4th place
Vanessa Vanjie	31	Los Angeles, California	Season 10	14th place		$31,500	ASPCA
			Season 11	5th place
Gottmik	26	nowrap	Los Angeles, California	Season 13	3rd place	4th place	$29,000	Trans Lifeline
Jorgeous	23	Los Angeles, California	RuPaul’s Drag Race season 14	Season 14	6th place		$14,000	NAMI
Nina West	44	Columbus, Ohio	Season 11	6th place	$11,500		nowrap	The Trevor Project
Plastique Tiara	26	Dallas, Texas	Rupaul’s Drag Race season 11	Season 11	8th place		$6,500	TAAF
Shannel	44	Las Vegas, Nevada	Season 1	4th place	$11,500		ADAA
			All Stars 1	3rd place

Notes

Lip syncs

Legend:

Episode	Top All Stars			Song	Winner(s)	Cut Off
1	nowrap	Angeria Paris VanMicheals	vs.	Jorgeous	"Million Dollar Bill (Freemasons Radio Mix)" (Whitney Houston)	nowrap	Angeria Paris VanMicheals	Roxxxy Andrews
2	Gottmik	vs.	Plastique Tiara	"Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)" (Harry Belafonte)	Gottmik	Angeria Paris VanMicheals
3	Gottmik	vs.	Nina West	"Banana" (Anitta ft. Becky G)	Gottmik	Jorgeous
4	Roxxxy Andrews	vs.	Vanessa Vanjie	"Black Cat" (Janet Jackson)	Roxxxy Andrews	Angeria Paris VanMicheals
					Vanessa Vanjie
5	Plastique Tiara	vs.	nowrap	Roxxxy Andrews	"Super Freaky Girl" (Nicki Minaj)	Roxxxy Andrews	Gottmik
6	Angeria Paris VanMicheals	vs.	Plastique Tiara	"Be My Lover" (La Bouche)	Angeria Paris VanMicheals	Roxxxy Andrews
7	Angeria Paris VanMicheals	vs.	Nina West	"Lovergirl" (Teena Marie)	Angeria Paris VanMicheals	Gottmik
8	Plastique Tiara	vs.	Roxxxy Andrews	"No One Gets the Prize" (Diana Ross)	Roxxxy Andrews
9	Jorgeous	vs.	Shannel	"Love Come Home (Subgroovers Music Video Edit)" (Kristine W)	Jorgeous	None
					Shannel
Episode	Contestants			Song	Winner
10	Angeria Paris VanMicheals	vs.	Gottmik	"My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" (En Vogue)	Angeria Paris VanMicheals
	Plastique Tiara	vs.	Vanessa Vanjie	"When I Grow Up" (The Pussycat Dolls)	Vanessa Vanjie
	Nina West	vs.	Shannel	"You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" (Dead or Alive)	Shannel
	Jorgeous	vs.	Roxxxy Andrews	"Holding Out for a Hero" (Bonnie Tyler)	Roxxxy Andrews
	Shannel	vs.	Vanessa Vanjie	"I'm Every Woman" (Chaka Khan)	Shannel
	Angeria Paris VanMicheals	vs.	Roxxxy Andrews	"Groove Is in the Heart" (Deee-Lite)	Roxxxy Andrews
	Roxxxy Andrews	vs.	Shannel	"Break Free" (Ariana Grande ft. Zedd)	Roxxxy Andrews
Episode	Finalists			Song	Winner
12	Angeria Paris VanMicheals vs. Roxxxy Andrews vs. Vanessa Vanjie			"Rhythm Nation" (Janet Jackson)	Angeria Paris VanMicheals

Notes

Guest judges

On May 1, the celebrity guest judges for this season were revealed:^[6]

• Keke Palmer, American actress, singer, and television host
• Stephanie Hsu, American actress
• Anitta, Brazilian singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and television host
• Brothers Osborne, American country music duo
• Alec Mapa, American actor, comedian and writer
• Ruta Lee, Canadian-American-Lithuanian actress and dancer
• Colton Haynes, American actor and model
• Jeremy Scott, American fashion designer
• Kristine W, American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and entrepreneur
• Connie Britton, American actress

Special guests

Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.

Episode 3

• Terrence Meck, co-founder and president of The Palette Fund
• David Petruschin (Raven), runner-up of both RuPaul's Drag Race season 2 and All Stars 1
• Kevin Bertin (Monét X Change), contestant on RuPaul's Drag Race season 10, winner of All Stars 4, and runner-up of All Stars 7

Episode 5

• The Teletubbies

Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa, and Po

• Tracy Tutor, American real estate mogul

Episode 6

• Bob the Drag Queen, winner of RuPaul's Drag Race season 8

Episode 9

• David Steinberg, composer
• Miguel Zarate, choreographer

Episode 12

• Kamala Harris, incumbent Vice President of the United States
• Cheyenne Jackson, actor
• Jamal Sims, choreographer
• Lance Bass, singer
• Leslie Jones, comedian and actress
• Kylie Sonique Love, contestant on RuPaul's Drag Race season 2 and winner of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 6
• Jimbo, contestant on Canada's Drag Race season 1, RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World series 1, and winner of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 8

Episodes

See also: List of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars episodes.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 'Drag Race All Stars 9' was finally announced—here's when & where to watch . 2024-04-20 . www.out.com . en.
2. Web site: Damshenas . Sam . 2024-04-17 . Drag Race All Stars 9: Here's when the cast will be revealed . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240419052121/https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/drag-race-all-stars-9-heres-when-the-cast-will-be-revealed/ . 2024-04-19 . 2024-04-20 . GAY TIMES . en-GB.
3. Web site: Stroude . Will . 2024-04-20 . All Stars 9's rumoured cast pits fan faves against Drag Race royalty . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240420081827/https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/04/20/rupauls-drag-race-all-stars-9-cast-rumours-premiere/ . 2024-04-20 . 2024-04-20 . . en-US.
4. Web site: 2024-04-20 . RuPaul's Drag Race announces All Stars 9 release date . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240420094549/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a60554285/rupauls-drag-race-all-stars-9-release-date/ . 2024-04-20 . 2024-04-20 . Digital Spy . en-GB.
5. Web site: Vary . Adam B. . Apr 23, 2024 . 'RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars' Season 9 Queens Revealed, Will Compete for Charity for the First Time . Variety.
6. Web site: Keke Palmer, Stephanie Hsu and Anitta Join 'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars' Season 9 as Celebrity Judges . 2024-05-04 . . en.